True to his word, Ron headed to Oakum this morning with a buddy. Once there, he found the wind protection he sought, but the bite wasn't anything to brag about. A 1-5 bass on the Whopper Plopper was his sole reward for a mile of effort, to use his words.
Between Oakum and North Landing proper, he boated a couple of small crappie. He also nearly got swamped in Oakum by a guy racing through there in a boat. Said Ron, "He was going way too fast and didn't even slow down when he saw us."
Not willing to quit just yet, Ron and his buddy decided to cross the North Landing and fish Milldam for a while. The white caps made for a "wet" crossing, but forturnately, there were no boats to impede their progress.
Once in Milldam, Ron caught a few dinks, plus a small yellow perch and another small crappie on a beetlespin. He also lost what he described as "maybe a 2-lb. bass." Meanwhile, his buddy scored a 27-inch, 5-lb. 14-oz. bowfin.
Then it was time to battle the wind and waves back to Munden Point and put the lid on a long, mostly unrewarding morning. As Ron noted, there wasn't a single trailer in the Munden Point parking lot. And I didn't find any at West Neck today, either, when I ventured out to replace the updated plaques in the marina store.
In conclusion, Ron noted that the water is flowing out rapidly. "Maybe that will make Sunday better," he said.
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